EU urges ‘pauses’ in hostilities, relief corridors in Gaza

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau

UNITED NATIONS, 14^th Nov. EU foreign policy chief said in a statement on Monday that the European Union has called for “immediate pauses in hostilities” and the establishment of humanitarian corridors in Gaza.

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said in the statement that “The EU is gravely concerned about the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza,”.

The EU calls for “continued, rapid, safe and unhindered” humanitarian access and aid to reach those in need, emphasizing that international humanitarian law stipulates that “hospitals, medical supplies and civilians inside hospitals must be protected”.

The statement noted that hospitals must be supplied immediately with the most urgent medical supplies and patients that require urgent medical care need to be evacuated safely.

The EU also urges Israel “to exercise maximum restraint to ensure the protection of civilians.”